Tagines in Morocco are like hamburgers in the U.S. Every local restaurant offers them. If you read our previous post on Djemaa el Fna, you might think that we never left the medina for food! That was simply not true. While both of us love tagines and had it almost every day in the week that we were in Marrakech, we wanted to break the monotony of the every day tangine by looking for some other cuisines as well. We found that different cuisine in the most unexpected way.

During our quest to find a local laundromat that charges by kilo as opposed to by piece in town (if you need to do laundry in Marrakech, see our previous post here), we came across a laundromat that not only does laundry, but prepares and serves Japanese cuisine as well. We know what you’re thinking. Japanese food in Marrakech? In a laundromat?! Don’t worry. We’ll explain.

Kin, the owner of Lost in Marrakech, has an even more interesting background to share. She knows Japanese and actually lived in Hong Kong for a while before settling in Marrakech. Without knowing a word of Arabic and with very limited French when she arrived, Kin, an Asian female, opened up a laundry business in the part of the world where you can certainly keep count of the number of Asians with your fingers.

Besides the laundry business, she keeps herself busy with developing a simple but delicious Japanese food menu. When we dropped off our laundry, we decided to try her Japanese ramen noodles and fresh fruit smoothies. Both tasted home-made, were delicious, satisfying, and very refreshing. The dining area also offered a welcome respite from the unforgiving heat and sun in the medina. In fact, we liked the food so much, we went back a second time!

Next time when you are in Marrakech and are ready to take a break from the tangines, stop by Lost in Marrakech for some smoothies and ramen noodles, no laundry required! If you would like to order Sushi, you may need to give Kin a heads up as the ingredients may need to be specially ordered.

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